Contemporary jazz is a modern interpretation of the traditional jazz genre. It incorporates elements of funk, hip-hop, and electronic music, resulting in a more experimental and diverse sound. The genre often features complex rhythms, improvisation, and a focus on individual expression. Contemporary jazz musicians often push the boundaries of traditional jazz, creating new and innovative sounds.
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Piano, Guitar, Saxophone, Trumpet, Vibraphone, Violin, Drum Kit, Trombone, Clarinet, Double Bass, Vocals, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Synthesizer, Horn Section, Keyboard/Piano, Organ
Popular contemporary jazz Songs
Top New contemporary jazz Songs of 2024
The Art of the Trio, Vol. 2: Live at the Village Vanguard
1998
An Ever Changing View
2023
8: Kindred Spirits (Live From The Lobero)
2020
Everything Is Going to Be OK
2023
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List of contemporary jazz artists
Here is a list of contemporary jazz artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the contemporary jazz genre. You can find out what contemporary jazz genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
# name popularity followers
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53
363311
2
44
49631
3
45
74267
4
43
39754
5
38
32489
6
49
220070
7
43
18295
8
38
34229
9
58
441560
10
46
201933
11
37
29449
12
39
59317
13
40
106214
14
43
130670
15
41
18853
16
36
61554
17
55
448736
18
36
48008
19
26
20464
20
25
18650
21
35
15874
22
32
28721
23
33
28756
24
36
26216
25
25
4422
26
35
7762
27
48
690577
28
29
13623
29
46
235520
30
29
6157
31
34
96332
32
39
138236
33
21
24239
34
41
41668
35
31
4663
36
35
18592
37
40
157884
38
35
8691
39
31
15820
40
44
96058
41
37
5858
42
44
117813
43
30
17205
44
30
27315
45
45
191037
46
43
42302
47
31
5427
48
42
18212
49
34
137304
50
41
76716
51
29
20179
52
47
116452
53
40
123193
54
36
144122
55
42
70480
56
34
10555
57
30
27570
58
34
19669
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22
4334
60
24
5469
61
34
23918
62
21
3630
63
36
9749
64
30
11768
65
36
12719
66
22
14673
67
36
48712
68
26
11780
69
32
14259
70
33
8461
71
40
18809
72
33
29691
73
31
6795
74
32
4515
75
32
3170
76
39
18703
77
35
55360
78
23
17926
79
28
10299
80
36
8503
81
23
7092
82
36
5843
83
34
36697
84
27
22814
85
30
17262
86
26
16894
87
32
17618
88
27
9365
89
24
27727
90
22
10672
91
30
8382
92
27
10560
93
24
12999
94
30
3809
95
29
4584
96
20
1897
97
21
3613
98
26
27292
99
26
14866
100
23
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contemporary jazz playlist created by Chosic
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